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Offline Del the cat

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Re: Nearly there...but ....
« Reply #30 on: February 17, 2012, 04:40:53 pm »
Quote from: gstoneberg on February 17, 2012, 03:54:16 pm
Sad to see that Del.  It sure did come apart.  The one I blew up was violent too.  Maybe that's why I've been so slow with the other stave?

George
Yeah it's funny how it didn't feel quite right.
I wouldn't normally be posting on here with 2" to go, so I think it shows something wan't quite right.
Funny to have it go while the thread was up and running... It would have been good to see it blow on a high speed video.
It was a pretty short stave and I had it V narrow and deep, perhaps that, and the knots was jut getting a bit greedy.
I've been looking at the pieces and it's uncanny how symetrical the breaks are down each limb, almost mirror image.
So, other than it exploding, I did a great job of tillering  ::)
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Offline gstoneberg

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Re: Nearly there...but ....
« Reply #31 on: February 17, 2012, 07:53:34 pm »
I would agree.  That's the best tillered broken bow I've ever seen.... 8)

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Re: Nearly there...but ....
« Reply #32 on: February 17, 2012, 08:09:19 pm »
I used to know this short girl !....................... ::)  '  Frank
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Nearly there...but ....
« Reply #33 on: February 18, 2012, 03:20:32 am »
Something about yew....it makes amazing bows and amazing grenades....and the difference is ever so slight!

After the 4-plug knotfiller I had you up on a pretty high pedestal, Del.  After this failed attempt I see you have just a normal super-human stature.  I hope I have time to cancel my "Del the Cat for President" tee-shirt order.
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Re: Nearly there...but ....
« Reply #34 on: February 18, 2012, 04:52:47 am »
Del I am sorry to see this beauty broken... I have never seen breakage like this one except when I brake overdry wood in company where I work. Are you sure it wasn't too dry...?
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Offline Del the cat

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Too Dry??
« Reply #35 on: February 18, 2012, 05:29:17 am »
Quote from: druid on February 18, 2012, 04:52:47 am
Del I am sorry to see this beauty broken... I have never seen breakage like this one except when I brake overdry wood in company where I work. Are you sure it wasn't too dry...?
Yeah, it does look V dry, but I've known the wood from when it was cut.  'Too dry' isn't a problem in the UK usually.
It's from the same batch of Yew as the 90# bow and stored in identical conditions.
UPDATE:-
I've put my moisture meter onto the inside where it broke and it was only about 7%!!! But on the outer sapwood it was about 13% (which is pretty typical where I live.
Weird.. I shall test some of the other bits.
Some of the other Yew in my garage shows very fry heart wood...dunno if it's the cold dry weather we've had this last few weeks. Othe wood in there seems fine... weird^n
Del
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Offline dwardo

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Re: Nearly there...but ....
« Reply #36 on: February 18, 2012, 02:39:05 pm »
The last yew longbow i made blew into just as many bits as yours whilst stringing and after a few years of use. My guess was way too dry.
Sorry for your loss, sucks butt at that draw when only a few inches off.
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Re: Nearly there...but ....
« Reply #37 on: February 21, 2012, 02:21:34 pm »
Sorry for the loss Del That was some really pretty Yew...... 

Wow that one went BIG!!

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